Mo Farah keeps gold promise to kids

28 January,2017 07:27 AM IST |   |  PTI

Four-time Olympic champion distance runner Mo Farah has revealed that the promise he made to his two kids of bringing back a gold medal each for them from Rio Olympics gave him extra motivation to win both the 5,000 and 10,000m races


Mo Farah

New Delhi: Four-time Olympic champion distance runner Mo Farah has revealed that the promise he made to his two kids of bringing back a gold medal each for them from Rio Olympics gave him extra motivation to win both the 5,000 and 10,000m races.

"I had promised my kids Hussein and Rhianna that I'd win them a gold medal each, so there was no way I could let them down. That gave me confidence too. I went into the Games feeling good and confident. But four years is a long time and I'm getting older and it gets harder to recover between sessions, so I worked hard to retain my golds," he said.

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